Verdict in adultery case against cricketer Nasir, wife on 10 June

A Dhaka court on Wednesday set 10 June for delivering the verdict in a case filed against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife, Tamima Sultana Tammi, over allegations of adultery and fraud.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam fixed the date after concluding arguments in the case.

Complainant’s lawyer Advocate Ishrat Hasan said that if convicted, Nasir could face up to seven years in jail, while Tamima could be sentenced to 21 years on the charges brought against them.

Defence counsel Md Firoz Ali Mondal, however, expressed hope that the court would acquit both accused. He said Nasir and Tamima had never visited the place mentioned in the case allegations.

According to the case documents, Tamima married the plaintiff, Rakib, in 2011, and the couple have a daughter. The case alleges that she married Nasir in 2020 while her marriage to Rakib was still valid.

Rakib filed the case in February 2021 after seeing photos of Nasir and Tamima’s wedding online.

The Police Bureau of Investigation submitted its report on 30 September 2021, finding the accused culpable. The court framed charges in 2022, while the trial began in 2023. A total of 10 witnesses testified during the proceedings.